Our focus today is an an Irish-inspired dish. I’ve been researching Irish foods and other traditions because of the up coming St. Patrick’s day holiday and decided that an easy, tasty and fun recipe the whole family could help make and enjoy would be a stew. So, what follows is one of our super simple recipe for an Irish-inspired stew. It’s actually more of a ‘stoup’ as Rachel Ray would say, but all the ingredients are based on those of a traditional Irish Stew.

Kids of all ages can help make this stew. Older kid can help with every step in the recipe, including the cutting up of the veggies. Younger kids will have to focus on cleaning the veggies and helping pour in ingredients. The good new is, though, if you’ve got a kid that wants to help, they can–anyone can get in on the cooking action with this recipe.

So, if you’re looking for an easy, Irish-inspired meal for the upcoming St. Patrick’s day, this is a perfect recipe to try.